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Fiery River North 1-Car Crash Kills Woman; Driver Runs Away, Police Say

June 26, 2017 7:56am | Updated June 26, 2017 7:56am

CHICAGO — A woman was killed in a fiery one-car crash in River North early Monday, police said.

At 1:30 a.m., the driver of a Nissan was speeding in the 400 block of West Ontario Street when the car hit a utility pole, police said. The car spun out and burst into flames.

The driver, a man, got out of the car and ran away, police said.

The passenger, a woman in her 20s, was pulled from the car by emergency responders and was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

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